诗篇 8:3-4 RCUVSS

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 8:1-9

Psalms 8:0To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.1 O Lord our Lord,How excellent is thy name in all the earth!Who hast set thy glory above the heavens.2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strengthBecause of thine enemies,That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him?And the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

God’s Glory in Man’s Headship Psalms 8:1-9 This exquisite ode can reach perfect fulfillment only in our Lord, Hebrews 2:6-9 . It was evidently composed at night, and probably dates from the early shepherd days, when wild creatures crept around the fold and night-birds screamed above, reminding the singer of the animal world over which man was meant to reign. The ascription of Psalms 8:1-2 is very fine. Christ is so mighty that when His strength is given to babes they vanquish and silence... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 8:1-9

This is a great song of worship. It opens and closes with the same words. These words enclose the psalm, and create its burden. The matters between are proofs of the opening and closing statements. They are two. The manifestation of Jehovah's excellencies in nature and man. These are first briefly stated (1,2), and then more particularly described (3-8). The principal manifestation is in man, which is revealed in both sections. The outlook on nature is toward the encompassing heaven, all the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 8:4

GOD MINDFUL OF MAN‘What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?’Psalms 8:4 I. The thought which lies behind this text is of far deeper intensity now than when it was first uttered by the awe-stricken Psalmist.—The author of this eighth psalm could have had but a faint conception of the scale of creation compared with that at which we are now arriving. What is man in presence of overwhelming display of creative power? II. But there is another... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:3-5

‘When I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars which you have ordained, What is man (’enosh) that you are mindful of him? And the son of man (ben adam) that you visit him? For you have made him but little lower than God, And you crown him with glory and honour. As the psalmist considers the glories of the universe, the beauty of the heavens as seen in the night sky, the glorious lights in that sky, it makes him ask, what is weak man in comparison with these? We... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 8:1-9

VIII. A Nature Psalm. Psalms 8:1 f. The majesty of God. In Matthew 2 defies the rudiments of Heb. grammar and all attempt at translation. Of many emendations the following is the most ingenious and does least violence to the text, “ Let me sing, I pray thee, of thy glory above the heavens, [though] with the mouth of babes and sucklings. Thou hast founded a stronghold because of thine enemies, to still the foe and the avenger.” The reference may be to the chaotic power of darkness dispelled by... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 8:3

Thy heavens; thine by creation, as it follows. Of thy fingers. i.e. of thy hand, as it is expressed, Psalms 102:25; a part being here put for the whole; God’s hand and finger being indifferently used to note his power, as Exodus 8:19; Luke 11:20, &c. Though some conceive that by this phrase he intended to signify both with what facility God made this glorious work, even with a touch of his finger; and with what curious and exquisite- artifice he framed it; the fingers being much used in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 8:4

What, i.e. how mean and inconsiderable a thing is man, if compared with thy glorious Majesty, who art so infinite in power and wisdom, as thou hast showed in the frame of the heavens, &c. Man, Heb. infirm or miserable man; by which it is apparent that he speaks of man, not according to the state of his creation, but as fallen into a state of sin, and misery, and mortality. Art mindful of him, i.e. carest for him, and conferrest such high favours upon him. The son of man, Heb. the son of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 8:1-9

INTRODUCTION“This is a psalm of thanksgiving to God for the exaltation of man above all terrestrial creatures. It is quoted by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews with reference to Christ; but whether it is to be considered a prophecy, or whether it is quoted simply because it describes by way of accommodation the character of our Lord, does not appear certain. The most sober commentators have adopted the latter view, considering that the author of the psalm intended simply to celebrate... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 8:3

Psalms 8:3 The text is now to be used as the basis of the inquiry, What is the moral effect of studying great subjects? When we consider the heavens, four results are secured: I. We are impressed with God's infinite independence of human help. We cannot touch one of His stars; we cannot control their courses; we cannot increase or diminish their light. When then God asks our help in anything, He does so for our good, and never to fill up the circle of His own ability. II. We see that creation... read more